Chris Kennedy announces Illinois Gubinatorial bid

[Chasstev365]

I idolized his father Robert Kennedy and despise Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner, but I don't know about Chris' experience. Any thoughts?

[DemocratSinceBirth]

1. He is more prepared to be governor than Drumpf was to be president.

[global1]

2. Best News I've Heard In A Long Time....

Rauner is an idiot - a rich one - and he bought his way into the Governorship. He's trying to now buy seats in the legislature to turn Illinois Red.

Kennedy will be a breath of fresh air and the Kennedy's can match Rauner's money - dollar for dollar.

[justhanginon]

3. I'll be interested in finding out more about him. Virtually anybody,

even randomly off of Craig's List, would be an improvement over Rauner who has been and is a disaster for those of us here in Illinois. Yeccchhhhh!

[tritsofme]

4. It's going to be a crowded Democratic primary. Rauner is toast.

[stevebreeze]

5. Too soon to tell

I always worry about candidates with money. They seem to always serve the money before the people. Not that I have anything to go on here. I just think if resistance momentum can keep up we on the left will need very little money to affect real change.

[frazzled]

6. So, like FDR? The three Kennedy brothers?

John Kerry? All very wealthy men. None perfect, of course, because who among us is. But I wouldn't characterize any of them as serving money before people.

Chris Kennedy is a pretty good guy. Right now what he's been doing is this:

In May 2012, Kennedy started the Chicago-based non-profit Top Box Foods. The organization was created as a way to get discounted groceries to families who live in areas that either lack grocery stores or have an abundance of fast food. Kennedy initially invested $150,000 to get Top Box started, and subsequently designed the organization to be self-sustaining.

Top Box as an organization purchases food, boxes it in various combinations and delivers it monthly to churches and organizations in mostly low-income neighborhoods.